isotopic spin


nounPhysics.
  1. a quantum number that is related to the number of different values of electric charge that a given kind of baryon or meson may have. Symbol:I

Origin of isotopic spin

1
First recorded in 1935–40

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British Dictionary definitions for isotopic spin

isotopic spin

noun

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Scientific definitions for isotopic spin

isotopic spin

[ ī′sə-tŏpĭk ]


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